Lake Laberge is an

electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the

Yukon Territory Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

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. It is one of the Yukon's eight rural districts and is named after the eponymous Lake Laberge, which is within the riding. Lake Laberge encompasses the

Whitehorse Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's Downtown Whitehorse, downtown ...

subdivisions of MacPherson, and Hidden Valley, as well as the residents of the Takhini Hot Springs Road, Pilot Mountain, the Hamlet of Ibex Valley, and the North Klondike Highway and Lake Laberge as far as Braeburn Lodge. The riding is also part of the traditional territory of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, the

Champagne and Aishihik First Nations The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) is a First Nation band government in Yukon, Canada. Historically its original population centres were Champagne (home of the ''Kwächä̀l kwächʼǟn'' - "Champagne people/band") and Aishihik (home ...

, the

Kwanlin Dün First Nation The Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN) or Kwänlin Dän kwächʼǟn (″Whitehorse People″) is located in and around Whitehorse in Yukon, Canada. The Kwanlin Dün is the largest First Nation in Yukon. Linguistically, the Kwanlin Dün are affi ...

, and the Ta'an Kwach'an Council. It is bordered by the rural ridings of

Mayo-Tatchun Mayo-Tatchun is an electoral district which returns an MLA to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It is an amalgamation of the former Mayo and Tatchun electoral districts. Mayo-Tatchun is currently one of the Yukon's ...

Kluane Kluane is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian territory of Yukon. It is named after Kluane National Park, which is within the riding. It is one of the Yukon's eight rural di ...

, and

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, as well as the Whitehorse ridings

Porter Creek North Porter Creek North is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, Canada. It contains part of the Whitehorse subdivision of Porter Creek, as well as the subdivisions of Crestview and Kula ...

and

Riverdale North Riverdale North is an electoral district which elects a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. Along with Riverdale South, it makes up the subdivision of Whitehorse of Riverdale ...

. The riding is considered a Yukon Party

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

Electoral results

2021 general election

2016 general election

, - , Liberal , Alan Young , align="right", 342 , align="right", 28.5% , align="right", +12.9% , NDP , Anne Tayler , align="right", 261 , align="right", 21.8% , align="right", -10.7% , - ! align=left colspan=3, Total ! align= 1199 ! align= 100.0% ! align= –

2011 general election

, - , NDP , Frank Turner , align="right", 330 , align="right", 32.5% , align="right", +17.5% , Liberal , Mike Simon , align="right", 159 , align="right", 15.6% , align="right", -12.1% , - ! align=left colspan=3, Total ! align= 1017 ! align= 100.0% ! align= –

2006 general election

, - , Liberal , John Breen , align="right", 221 , align="right", 27.6% , align="right", +1.5% , NDP , Nina Sutherland , align="right", 120 , align="right", 15.0% , align="right", -3.0% , - ! align=left colspan=3, Total ! align=799 ! align=100.0% ! align= –

2002 general election

, - , Liberal , Pam Buckway , align="right", 218 , align="right", 26.1% , align="right", -22.4% , NDP , Bill Commins , align="right", 150 , align="right", 18.0% , align="right", +0.8% , - ! align=left colspan=3, Total ! align=834 ! align=100.0% ! align= –

2000 general election

, - , Liberal , Pam Buckway , align="right", 514 , align="right", 48.5% , align="right", +2.6% , NDP , Gary LeGoffe , align="right", 182 , align="right", 17.2% , align="right", -0.8% , - ! align=left colspan=3, Total ! align=1059 ! align=100.0% ! align= –

1999 by-election

} , Liberal , Pam Buckway , align="right", 459 , align="right", 45.9% , align="right", +24.2% , NDP , Graham McDonald , align="right", 180 , align="right", 18.0% , align="right", -11.4% , - ! align=left colspan=3, Total ! align=1000 ! align=100.0% ! align= –

1996 general election

, - , NDP , Doug Livingston , align="right", 328 , align="right", 29.4% , align="right", +9.6% , Liberal , Linda Biensch , align="right", 242 , align="right", 21.7% , align="right", +0.1% ,

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, Mark Bain , align="right", 221 , align="right", 19.8% , align="right", +19.8% , - ! align=left colspan=3, Total ! align=1116 ! align=100.0% ! align= –

1992 general election

, - ,

, Chris Gladish , align="right", 223 , align="right", 23.0% , align="right", – , Liberal , Bonnie Hurlock , align="right", 210 , align="right", 21.6% , align="right", – , NDP , Sandra Gibbs , align="right", 192 , align="right", 19.8% , align="right", – , - ! align=left colspan=3, Total ! align= 970 ! align= 100.0% ! align= –

References

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